Ducks, squirrels and dogs are the typical animals spotted on Seattle’s popular Green Lake walk. But on Saturday afternoon, it was highly-coveted virtual creatures that grabbed most of the attention. Hundreds of Pokémon Go trainers wandered the Green Lake trails — so many that I nearly bumped into…
Ducks, squirrels and dogs are the typical animals spotted on Seattle’s popular Green Lake walk.
But on Saturday afternoon, it was highly-coveted virtual creatures that grabbed most of the attention. Hundreds of Pokémon Go trainers wandered the Green Lake trails — so many that I nearly bumped into multiple folks as they stared at their smartphones in pursuit of Pikachu and Dragonite.
“I just got a Larvitar. It’s above average,” one Pokémon Go trainer stated as a group of others passed by.
What the heck was going on?
It was a Pokémon Go Community Day — a rare chance to catch special Pokémon. And Seattle’s Green Lake — measured by the hundreds of smartphone-wielding hunters I spotted — was a very special hotspot.
